Which of the Following Would Tend to Increase the Quantity

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would tend to increase the quantity of innovative activities?

• A) An increase in the rate of immigration of scientists and engineers.
• B) Dispersing innovative activity away from clusters, where ideas often stagnate.
• C) A change in government policy that makes patents more difficult to obtain.
• D) A decline in the rate of return on investment in research and development.

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Definitions:

Big Five

An approach that defines personality in humans by five primary factors: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.

Lexical Hypothesis

Traits important for survival and reproduction are embedded in our language, with the most important traits represented by the largest number of words.

Embedded

The state of being firmly and deeply ingrained or fixed within a surrounding whole.

Lexical Approach

A method in personality psychology that proposes that key personality traits can be identified by analyzing the language people use to describe themselves and others.